I fire the round in the middle, the conical (second from the left)
Left is .75 for my Brown Bess, then the .58 cal, then I think a .44 (I think)round ball, then a 7.62 bullet.
Pretty, How many grains of powder? Always wanted a .58.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
I make hollow base mini balls for my .58 1863 Springfield, why wouldn't they work in this rifle?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
JYD your going to get me into black powder if you keep posting this stuff, that is a nice looking shooter.
"Fast is fine, But accuracy is everything" Wyatt Earp
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
Adolph Hitler – 1933
Don't look at me, this is Dolks rifle, not mine. Don't worry, I will have something new to post soon enough
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Don't look at me, this is Dolks rifle, not mine. Don't worry, I will have something new to post soon enough
Apologies Dolk, though now I see it's a black powder conspiracy
"Fast is fine, But accuracy is everything" Wyatt Earp
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
Adolph Hitler – 1933
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
The only thing funner than shooting black powder guns is hunting with those muzzle stuffers
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
Back in the day I had a .50 caliber Hawkins. I LOVED LOVED shooting black powder. When I went out to shoot by myself, it's what I often took with me. Even after hundreds and hundreds of rounds, I never grew tired of that "tink-BOOM" and having to wait a second for the smoke to clear so you could see where you hit on the target. I really want to pick up one up again, but it will really be tough to shoot here until I find an outdoor range or a very nice farmer. With my obsession over military surplus at the moment, black powder isn't high on the list, but...it is on the list!
Here were I am if you want to hunt with a rifle then it's going to be a ML or nothing. A lot of guys have the modern in line ML's but some hunt with Hawkin's like this one, it also helps that there is a special ML only season.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
I have hunted with both inlines and side locks. Now i hunt with a .54 cal inline bolt action and i love it to death. In washington where i go i pretty much have the whole woods to my self. Very rarely do i see anybody in the trees.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
In the trees? What were they, blown up there by the deers arty fire?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
MAybe? but i meant while hiking in the trees off of the road, not like tree sitters for white tails ...sorry i should have explained that better. Yes in washington there are trees on the hills and mountains and you have to hike through the trees to the spots to get to the deer. (usually). But there could be a few road hunters around.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)